Inconsistent, they're parallel lines
On the added picture you can see that graphs of functions

and

have two points of intersection. The x-coordinates of these points are the solutions of the equation

.
Hence, the approximate solutions are x=-1.9 and x=1.6.
If the increase is x% per year, the multiplier each year is 1+x (expressed as a decimal).
Bozeman = 27,509·1.0196^t
Butte = 32,370·0.9971^t
where t is the number of years after 1990.
Mean = 60 / 4 = 15
13 - 15 = -2
17 - 15 = 2
9 - 15 = -6
21 - 15 = 6
Total of squares = 4 + 4 + 36 + 36 = 80
because this is a sample we divide this by n - 1 ( = 3)
Standard deviation = sqrt (80/3) = 5.16 answer